No.

[censored] him.

He would have been a premiership player but didnt want to even consider us. He put a price on his head so big for the sole reason thst he knew that we couldn't pick him in PSD.

[censored] that guy. I wish him no luck for the rest of his career. He got his money.

Edited September 13, 20241 yr by BAMF

23 minutes ago, BAMF said:

No.

[censored] him.

He would have been a premiership player but didnt want to even consider us. He put a price on his head so big for the sole reason thst he knew that we couldn't pick him in PSD.

[censored] that guy. I wish him no luck for the rest of his career. He got his money.

He actually didn’t get a chunk of that money because of the Covid freeze on player payments when the season was shut down. He lost out on about $300000 of that front ended money that priced him out for clubs picking ahead of Carlton.

Life is funny sometimes.

Only played 38 games in 4 seasons for Carlton and turning 30, so the odds of him putting in even 11/12 games are against him.

Was probably shopped around with no interest, hence the delisting

On 13/09/2024 at 15:11, bluey said:

Got enough problems of our own.

I still have hopes for Spargo.

Criminally underrated around these parts.

25 minutes ago, Adam The God said:

Criminally underrated around these parts.

He was still on crutches in the last few rounds, surely he’s a long way off?

14 minutes ago, BW511 said:

He was still on crutches in the last few rounds, surely he’s a long way off?

Think he needed surgery later in the year. I presume he'll be alright for pre season and why they put him in for surgery when they did.

The only way you would sign him is as a rookie on peanuts with $ only earned for senior games.

 

14 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Could well turn out well if they can get him fit. Clearly that wasn’t a strength of the Blues looking at their late season injury list.

Panic stations! Geelong are into him 😏

12 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Could well turn out well if they can get him fit. Clearly that wasn’t a strength of the Blues looking at their late season injury list.

Definitely an issue at Princes Park.

https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1621986/russell-to-step-away-at-seasons-end

 

Stay away.

I remember how when O’Meara was playing like an Ablett clone in his early years at Goldcoast, Martin was the one with more talent.

Shame he was drafted into a culture-less rabble with role models like Harley Bennell.

1 hour ago, Engorged Onion said:

Panic stations! Geelong are into him 😏

Of course they are, he just turned 30. 

A talented but lazy footballer. No way we need the likes of him.

36 minutes ago, Old Time Demon said:

A talented but lazy footballer. No way we need the likes of him.

When playing for Carlton, I haven't found him lazy when playing. He tackles, chases, has intensity. I think there were question marks about his training work ethic though.

 

On 14/09/2024 at 18:35, Adam The God said:

Think he needed surgery later in the year. I presume he'll be alright for pre season and why they put him in for surgery when they did.

Pretty sure Adam that he resisted surgery earlier in the year wanting a natural rehab / recovery, but gave in in the end when it failed to improve.

On 14/09/2024 at 17:54, Adam The God said:

Criminally underrated around these parts.

Average player when fit. Out all of this year and probably a lot of 2025. Let's move on. 

He actually became consistent in 2023, and had a really good elimination final against Sydney.

He got suspended in that Sydney final and missed the Dees/Carlton final and I can recall being excited at the time, as he was becoming a key cog in their forward line as that third target.

Geelong will no doubt get him back on the rails and he'll probably end up in the All OZ 40 squad, knowing how Geelong fix footballers.

Watch Geelong turn him into Stengle 2.0.

11 minutes ago, Demon Jack said:

Watch Geelong turn him into Stengle 2.0.

 

He’s a slightly less timid and a tad more skilled version of Toumpas.